With guarded optimism? Evidence from focus groups of ‘mainstream' Australians' perceptions of Muslims

Studies of Australian perceptions of Muslims and Islam tend to be based on research into media representations of these themes. Additionally, most research on attitudes pertaining to social cohesion and security in the post-9/11 environment concentrates on the opinions of minority groups on these ma...

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Authors: Lentini, Peter 1965- (Author) ; Halafoff, Anna (Author) ; Ogru, Ela (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Routledge [2011]
In: Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
Year: 2011, Volume: 22, Issue: 4, Pages: 409-432
Further subjects:B Muslims
B Islam
B Islamophobia
B Australia
B inter-cultural relations
B anti-Muslimism
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